"dombra" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dombras [plural]
Etymology: From Kazakh домбыра (dombıra) via Russian домбра́ (dombrá). Etymology templates: {{der|en|kk|домбыра}} Kazakh домбыра (dombıra), {{bor|en|ru|домбра́}} Russian домбра́ (dombrá) Head templates: {{en-noun}} dombra (plural dombras)
  1. A long-necked lute found in parts of Asia and Eastern Europe. Translations (musical instrument): dombra (Azerbaijani), думбыра (dumbıra) (Bashkir), 冬不拉 (dōngbùlā) (Chinese Mandarin), dombra (Finnish), dombra [feminine] (French), домбр (dombr) (Kalmyk), домбыра (dombıra) (Kazakh), домбра (dombra) (Kyrgyz), доомбор (doombor) (Mongolian), домбра́ (dombrá) [feminine] (Russian), томра (tomra) (Southern Altai), думбыра (dumbıra) (Tatar), ཏམྦུ་ར (tmbu ra) (Tibetan), dombıra (Turkish), دومبىرا (dombira) (Uyghur), doʻmbira (Uzbek)

Inflected forms

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